Editor's Note (July 2017): One Lesson From Atlanta
WE HAD A PLATE of deviled eggs on the table when Ron Stodghill told me the theory that led to his column on this month’s back page. Charlotte, he said, was once an escape for him. He lived here in…
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Life Lessons: Cheryl Pletcher of Carolina Comfort Coalition
The founder of Serenity House tries to bring dignity to dying
Charlotte’s Latino Food Scene Focus of SFA Symposium
WHEN THE SOUTHERN FOODWAYS ALLIANCE brings its summer symposium to Charlotte next weekend, attendees won’t be touring the usual white-tablecloth suspects. Instead, they’ll sample puerquitos from Las Delicias bakery, take a Central Avenue grocery store crawl, and engage in conversations…
Father's Day Weekend 2017: Brunches, Free Food & Beer, and Events
SATURDAY Walk in the Gardens Dads get in free to the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens on Saturday, June 17, and Sunday, June 18, in honor of Father’s Day. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, the garden will host…
Opinion: Dan Bishop, Atwitter
Dan Bishop, famous as the co-sponsor of HB2, had a busy Thursday on a certain social medium.
YMCA Locations Offer Teens Free Access on Weekends
THIS SUMMER, three branches of the YMCA of Greater Charlotte offer teenagers free access from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. The program, "Summer of Opportunity," seeks not only to provide youth with constructive ways to spend…
A Momentous Gerrymandering Decision, for Republicans and Democrats
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that North Carolina’s legislative district lines are unconstitutionally gerrymandered by race. We check in with a Republican and a Democrat who have argued against gerrymandering.
Envision Charlotte on Paris Pullout: ‘Baffling’
The United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate accord means cities and states will go it alone on sustainability, says Envision Charlotte’s Amy Aussieker.
Designer Arms Community with Pop Up Produce
WHEN AMANDA ZULLO learned that tens of thousands of Mecklenburg County residents don’t have access to healthy, fresh food, she wondered how she could help. Zullo, a 31-year-old designer for LandDesign, applied for a grant from the Knight Foundation to launch…
Perspective: Six Months Down
Taking stock of the year, with six months to go
The Last Plane to America: A Refugee Family's Journey to Charlotte
After four years of tests and screenings and near-death experiences, a Syrian family was approved to move to the United States. But they were stranded at the airport in January while a network of refugees in Charlotte anxiously awaited their arrival
Roundup: City Council Dodges the Cameras
Given the last eight months, you can understand why the Charlotte City Council would want to turn off the cameras during the citizens’ forum. But they shouldn’t.
Opinion: Trusting a Divided School Board
Rallying families after a controversial CMS student assignment vote
Last Call With Ron Stodghill: Tiffany's Table
What a friend taught me about life through mashed potatoes and asparagus
How to Get Your Grass Through Summer
NORTH CAROLINIANS TAKE grass seriously. We want to cultivate a lush lawn. We seed and water and fertilize and mow and edge and watch. We hope the grass is always greener on our side. But Charlotte summers are hot and…
Life Lessons: Malcolm Graham
The longtime public official and businessman assesses his life, and the nation’s, two years after his sister’s murder in a Charleston church
Brooklyn Decker Wants to Organize Your Closet
The Charlotte native on college hoops, staying busy, and pictures from a Five Guys bathroom
Opinion: On Redistricting Ruling, Temper Your Excitement
SCOTUS’ ruling Monday in a key gerrymandering challenge is good news—but not the biggest and most important prize out there.
Editor's Note (June 2017): Winning Tickets
BACK IN 2004, I lived in a small town with a big lottery winner. He was a retired truck driver, and he’d stopped by a convenience store a few miles from his home one February afternoon to buy five tickets.…
Why Should You Support Charlotte Magazine?
Hi. We know you're busy. But can we take a moment to talk about the importance of quality local journalism in Charlotte? You undoubtedly notice that the city is growing. You undoubtedly see that it’s changing and becoming more…
Opinion: The Vampire ‘Voter ID’ Law
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal that might have resurrected N.C.’s discriminatory 2013 ‘voter ID’ law. So it’s dead, right? Not really.
Thursday With Noncommittal Thom Tillis
Tillis treads water. Two great stories on Reverend Barber. CMPD brass responds to 'Ferguson effect' charge. A Charlotte woman’s frightening faceoff with an off-duty cop with gun drawn.
Perspective: Lessons from the Dirt
SPRING IS SUCH a hopeful time. We put plants and seeds in the ground. We water them. Sometimes we talk to them. Like many gardeners, my husband and I try new things, new plants, new locations. By the time you…
Why Are So Many People Drowning in Charlotte?
This summer, children and adults will go into this region’s lakes and pools and never come out. If drowning is predictable, discriminate, and entirely preventable, why are so many people in Charlotte dying in the water?
Life Lessons: Cary Bernstein of Spay Neuter Charlotte
On helping pets, helping people, and helping people help pets
Opinion: What’s At Stake on Health Care
Cities like Charlotte are working to close the gap between rich and poor. If something like the bill the U.S. House passed last week becomes law, we might as well pack up and go home.
Essay: A Childhood in Boy Scouts, a Lifelong Love of Cooking
THE CAST IRON SKILLET of paella was bigger than a manhole cover and heavy enough that I needed a partner to carry it. Cubes of chicken and dollops of chorizo poked out from vegetable-studded saffron rice. A spiral of black…
Getting Jewel Tones Into Your Home
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE royalty to take advantage of this regal design trend. Treat your interiors to a luxe upgrade with jewel-toned furniture and accents, or textures that give off an expensive impression. Your kingdom awaits. COLOR Be inspired…
